Students in Sayreville who participate in gun violence walkout will be punished

Board of education says discipline will be consistent with any other school day when the code of conduct is violated

NEWARK - Thousands of students across the nation are preparing to stage walkouts from school on Wednesday to protest gun violence. However, the Sayreville Board of Education has said it will punish students who participate.

FiOS1 News spoke with Ed Barocas, legal director of the ACLU of New Jersey in Newark, about the schools decision.